GOP lawmaker calls it quits after being 'annihilated' for backing gun control - 0 views
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A New York Republican who was endorsed by the National Rife Association just two years ago announced Friday he would no longer seek re-election, saying his recent support for gun control had effectively eliminated any chance of winning the GOP primary.
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“If you stray from a party position, you are annihilated,” Jacobs said. “For the Republicans, it became pretty apparent to me over the last week that that issue is gun control — any gun control.”
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He said Friday those shootings made him realize a small percentage of people, when armed weapons like an AR-15, "can become killing machines.”
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